Joshua 15:47

Holy Bible: Easy-to-Read Version

All the area around Ashdod and the small towns there were part of the land of Judah. The people of Judah also got the area around Gaza and the fields and towns that were near it. Their land continued to the River of Egypt. And their land continued along the coast of the Mediterranean Sea.

Cross References

Joshua 15:4

The border continued to Azmon, the brook of Egypt, and then to the Mediterranean Sea. All that land was on their southern border.

Acts 8:26

An angel of the Lord spoke to Philip. The angel said, “Get ready and go south on the road that leads down to Gaza from Jerusalem—the road that goes through the desert.”

Zephaniah 2:4

No one will be left in Gaza. Ashkelon will be destroyed. By noon, the people will be forced to leave Ashdod. Ekron will be empty.

Jeremiah 47:5

The people from Gaza will be sad and shave their heads. The people from Ashkelon will be silenced. Survivors from the valley, how long will you cut yourselves?

Jeremiah 47:1

This is the message from the Lord that came to Jeremiah the prophet about the Philistines. This message came before Pharaoh attacked the city of Gaza.

Joshua 13:3

You have not yet taken the area from the Shihor River at Egypt to the border of Ekron and the land further north. That land still belongs to the Canaanites. You must still defeat the five Philistine leaders at Gaza, Ashdod, Ashkelon, Gath, and Ekron. You must also defeat the Avvites

Exodus 23:31

“I will give you all the land from the Red Sea to the Mediterranean Sea, and from the desert of Sinai to the Euphrates River. I will let you defeat the people living there and force them all to leave.

Joshua 15:46

They also got the area west of Ekron and all the fields and towns near Ashdod.

Joshua 15:48

The people of Judah were also given these towns in the hill country: Shamir, Jattir, Socoh,

Deuteronomy 2:23

God did the same thing for some people from Crete. The Avvites lived in the towns around Gaza, but the Cretans destroyed them, took the land, and live there now.)

Joshua 11:22

There were no Anakites left living in the land of Israel. The only Anakites who were left alive were in Gaza, Gath, and Ashdod.

1 Kings 5:4

But now the Lord my God has given me peace along all the borders of my country. I have no enemies, and my people are in no danger.

2 Kings 18:8

Hezekiah defeated the Philistines all the way to Gaza and the area around it. He defeated all the Philistine cities—from the smallest town to the largest city.

2 Chronicles 26:6

Uzziah fought a war against the Philistines. He tore down the walls around the towns of Gath, Jabneh, and Ashdod. Uzziah built towns near the town of Ashdod and in other places among the Philistines.